Jennifer

“In a world of endless choices, unpredictable outcomes, and no guarantees, they are doing the bravest thing two people can do: making a commitment before their friends and family to devote the rest of their lives to each other. We call this a wedding, but really this word derives from an old Germanic word meaning a pledge. And this is worth remembering as we consider what this day is all about. We make few pledges in our modern lives, but today we celebrate with Petra and Alexander as they make their greatest: a pledge to and for each other, not as individuals, but as two that are choosing to become one.”
― Melanie Martins, Lured into Lies

“Grief changes us. We just have to make sure it doesn’t twist us into something ugly. And, sometimes, if we’re lucky, it can make us more beautiful because we recognize pain and can help ease it in others.”
― Catherine Cowles, Shattered Sea

“Loss has a way of carving itself into your bones. It shouldn’t be any other way.”
― Catherine Cowles, Shattered Sea

“The thought that there would be no other person who could complete you like they did. There was this soul completing feeling that you couldn’t get anywhere else. When you found your soulmate, that was it. All the questions in life were answered. You were no longer alone but with someone who cared for you as much as you did them.”
― Anne-Marie Meyer, A Magnolia Homecoming